(Encyclopedia) Opie, John, 1761–1807, English portrait and historical painter. Opie showed a remarkable talent as a young man. He became the protégé of the poet John Wolcot, and enjoyed a brief…
(Encyclopedia) St. John, John Pierce, 1833–1916, American political reformer, b. Brookville, Ind. He traveled in the West and in South America, fought in the Union army in the Civil War, and after…
COMPTON C. H. Ranulf , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Poe, Allen County, Ind., September 16,
1878; attended the public schools at Indianapolis, Ind.; was graduated from the Howe…
RAMSPECK Robert C. Word , a Representative from Georgia; born in Decatur, De Kalb County, Ga.,
September 5, 1890; attended the public schools and the Donald Fraser School at
Decatur, Ga.; deputy…
MORRISSEY John , a Representative from New York; born in County Tipperary, Ireland, February 12,
1831; immigrated to the United States in 1833 with his parents, who settled in South Troy, N.Y.;…
